October 1 | Passive Causatives

 ¿Qué es el Passive Causative?

Es el uso de verbos en Causativos en forma pasiva o activa. Se maneja por medio de dos estructuras.

Se hace la combinación de las formas causativa y pasiva para indicar que la acción de hacer que alguien haga algo se le hizo a tal persona. Involucra la acción de un tercero.

Existen dos tipos: pasiva o activa.

Example

Causative Verbs

(Have, let, make + Obj + Base verb) 

Are used when one person is causing another to do something without being mentioned.

Practice

2. Could I / these two sweaters / gift-wrap?

Could i have these two sweaters gift-wrapped?

 

3. where can i / my car / wash / in this neighborhood?

Where can i have my car washed in this neighborhood?

 

4. I need to / my luggage / bring / to my room

I need to have my luggage bring to my room

 

5. yesterday / he / his hair / cut / very short

Yesterday he had his hair cut very short

 

6. we need to / these photos / upload / a.s.a.p

We need to have these photos to uploaded a.s.a.p

Services

• Dry-clean (R.V) Dry-clean a suit
• Repair/fix (R.V) Repair shoes
• Frame (R.V)  frame a picture
• Deliver (R.V) deliver a package
• Shorten (R.V) [recortar] shortening a skirt
• Lenghthen (R.V) [Alagar] lenght
• Print (R.V) print a sign
• Copy (R.V) copy a report

Planing and running an event

1. Send out the announcements
2. Set up the room
3. Sep up the projector
4. Put up the signs
5. Check the sound system
6. A microphone
7. A handfield
8. A lapel Mike
9. Hand out the agenda
10. A handout
11. Introduce the speaker

Activity

Plan an event

Type of event: Seminar

Location: In front of Portal del Prado

Date and time: October 8 / at 4:00PM

 

What do you need to get done before the event?

I need to get exponents convocated

I need to get the saloon acquired

I need to get the announcement delivered

 

What do you need to get done at the event?

I need to get the agenda delivered

I need to get the music played

I need to get the chairs prepared

I need to get the guest sitted